townspeople

英 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]

美 [ˈtaʊnzpiːpl]

n.  镇民; 市民; 城里人; (某一城镇的)居民

BNC.22315 / COCA.13886

牛津词典

noun

• 镇民；市民；城里人；（某一城镇的）居民
  people who live in towns, not in the countryside; the people who live in a particular town

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 镇民;市民
  Thetownspeopleof a town or city are the people who live there.
  1. Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
     食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。

英英释义

noun

• the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
  1. the whole town cheered the team
  Synonym:towntownsfolk

双语例句

• Most of the townspeople have managed to get out.
  大部分的居民成功逃脱了。
• For centuries the townspeople mined this mineral for dye and pottery glaze.
  数百年来，镇上的人们开采这种矿物用以染色，并给陶器上光。
• Some townspeople surmise it's the devil's work, based on claw marks on the victims.
  城里有些人猜测这是魔鬼干的，因为被害者身上的爪子印。
• The townspeople allied themselves in the fight for lower taxes.
  市民在为降低税收的斗争中联合起来了。
• Nowadays, with the rapid development of it and information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in townspeople's life. but, like everything else, they have both favorable and unfavorable aspects.
  如今，随着互联网和信息产业的发展，手机在人们的生活中扮演了重要的角色。但是，和其他事物一样，手机也有它好的方面和不好的方面。
• Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
  食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
• We do our tests when the townspeople are asleep.
  我们在城镇居民熟睡时做实验。
• Several townspeople talk about meeting the@ Headless Horseman.
  一些镇上的人在谈论遇见无头骑士的奇闻。
• But some of the townspeople do not praise the farmer for his action.
  但这个镇上的一些人并没有称赞这位农民的行为。
• The instant Romeo disappeared from sight, the townspeople rushed onto the street.
  罗密欧才刚消失不见，城里的居民立刻就冲到街上来。